Planning Guidance
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) and their precursors (Supplementary Planning Guidance or SPG) provide developers and others with further detail on the interpretation and intent of policies in statutory planning documents.
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD)
On 18 March 2021, the Council adopted the Impact of Development on Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document and the Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document. See the following documents for details.
- SBC Impact of Development on Biodiversity SPD (March 2021) - pdf (18.5 MB) - opens document in new window
- Adoption Statement - Biodiversity SPD - pdf (213.4 KB) - opens document in new window
- Consultation Statement - Biodiversity SPD - pdf (1.2 MB) - opens document in new window
- SEA Screening Statement - Biodiversity SPD - pdf (280.0 KB) - opens document in new window
- SBC Developer Contributions SPD (March 2021) - pdf (10.4 MB) - opens document in new window
- Adoption Statement - Developer Contributions SPD - pdf (218.0 KB) - opens document in new window
- Consultation Statement - Developer Contributions SPD - pdf (1.0 MB) - opens document in new window
- SEA Screening Statement - Developer Contributions SPD - pdf (285.2 KB) - opens document in new window
The following supplementary planning documents are still in use.
- Stevenage Design Guide - pdf (5.4 MB) - opens document in new window
- Broadwater Conservation Area Management Plan - pdf (1.6 MB) - opens document in new window
- Old Town High Street Conservation Area Management Plan - pdf (2.2 MB) - opens document in new window
- Orchard Road Conservation Area Management Plan - pdf (1.5 MB) - opens document in new window
- Shephall Green Conservation Area Management Plan - pdf (1.2 MB) - opens document in new window
- Symonds Green Conservation Area Management Plan - pdf (1.4 MB) - opens document in new window
- Town Square Conservation Area Management Plan - pdf (1.4 MB) - opens document in new window
- St. Nicholas/Rectory Lane Conservation Area Management Plan - pdf (1.4 MB) - opens document in new window
- Parking Provision and Sustainable Transport SPD 2020 - pdf (1.5 MB) - opens document in new window
Conservation Area Appraisals
Conservation Area Appraisals have been conducted to define the special interest of the conservation areas in order to help preserve and enhance their character, and to provide a basis for making sustainable decisions about their future.
- Broadwater (Marymead) (BEAMS 2009) - pdf (3.7 MB) - opens document in new window
- Orchard Road (BEAMS 2009) - pdf (2.9 MB) - opens document in new window
- Shephall Green (BEAMS 2009) - pdf (2.9 MB) - opens document in new window
- Stevenage Old Town (BEAMS 2009) - pdf (5.9 MB) - opens document in new window
- Symonds Green (BEAMS 2009) - pdf (2.4 MB) - opens document in new window
- St. Nicholas / Rectory Lane (BEAMS 2009) - pdf (5.0 MB) - opens document in new window
- Town Square (Stevenage Borough Council 2010) - pdf (4.0 MB) - opens document in new window
Planning Policy
Stevenage Borough Council
Daneshill House
Danestrete
Stevenage
Herts
SG1 1HN
planning.policy@stevenage.gov.uk
01438 242158